Imperial Valley News Center
Engineering students build adult-sized bike trailer for professor's son with cerebral palsy
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- Written by Todd Hollingshead
Provo, Utah - If McKay Mitton had his way, he would spend every waking hour in the great outdoors. Biking, skiing, swimming, you name it; McKay loves it all.
Statin use differs among Hispanic adults at risk for heart disease
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- Written by Akeem Ranmal
Dallas, Texas - In the United States, adults of different Hispanic/Latino backgrounds, at high risk for heart disease, varied significantly in their use of widely-prescribed cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The difference was based on whether or not they had health insurance.
Cigarettes Cheaper than E-cigarettes in 44 of 45 Countries Studied
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- Written by IVN
Atlanta, Georgia - Combustible tobacco cigarettes cost less to purchase than equivalent amounts of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in 44 of 45 countries sampled around the world, according to a new American Cancer Society study. The study, appearing in Tobacco Control, concludes the gap exists despite the fact that e-cigarettes are not yet widely subjected to comparable excise taxes as combustible cigarettes.
American Medical Association Testifies to California Department of Insurance
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- Written by Robert J. Mills
San Francisco, California - The American Medical Association (AMA) testified Tuesday before the California Department of Insurance in opposition of the proposed acquisition of Cigna by rival Anthem, warning regulators that the merger amounts to a grab for anticompetitive market power that threatens California’s health care delivery system.
FDA approves first treatment for rare disease in patients who receive stem cell transplant from blood or bone marrow
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Defitelio (defibrotide sodium) to treat adults and children who develop hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) with additional kidney or lung abnormalities after they receive a stem cell transplant from blood or bone marrow called hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). This is the first FDA-approved therapy for treatment of severe hepatic VOD, a rare and life-threatening liver condition.
Children with Cushing syndrome may have higher suicide risk
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Washington, DC - Children with Cushing syndrome may be at higher risk for suicide as well as for depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions long after their disease has been successfully treated, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
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